Zvi Gitelman is a professor of

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

that teaches Judaic Studies at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

Career

Gitelman received a Ph.D., an M.A., and a B.A. degree from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. He has usually written about the connection of ethnicity and politics especially in former Communist countries. He has also written about Israeli politics, East European politics, as well as Jewish political attitude. Gitelman received a

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...

in 1983. He is married to Marlene Gitelman. He has two children, and six grandchildren.

Publications

*''Jewish Nationality and Soviet Politics'' (1972) *''Becoming Israelis: Political Resocialization of Soviet and American Immigrants'' (1982) *''A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Present'' (1988; 2001) *''Bitter Legacy: Confronting the Holocaust in the USSR'' (1997) *''Jewish Life after the USSR'' (2003)

References

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